sop
n. 用以慰藉或讨好某人的事物; 泡湿的面包片等
You describe something as a sop to a person when they are offered something small or unimportant in order to prevent them from getting angry or causing trouble.
This is an obvious sop to the large Irish-American audience...
这明显是讨好广大爱尔兰裔美国观众的一种手段。
The government parties may be tempted to throw a few sops to the right-wingers.
执政党也许想对右翼人士施以小恩小惠。
1. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
2. a concession given to mollify or placate;
1. give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
3. dip into liquid;
4. mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface;
5. become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
I used a mop to sop up the spilled water.
我用拖把把泼出的水擦干.
Keeping the Open University was a sop to the educational establishment.
维持公开大学是对教育机构的一种利诱.
He gave the foreman a carton of cigarettes as a sop.
他给工头一条香烟以表心意.
Sop the bread in the beaten eggs.
把面包浸在打过的蛋里.
The playground was a mere sop.
操场很湿.